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Ms. Benihana is knowledgeable in several disciplines, but especially biomedical engineering is her area of ______.

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Before a job interview, it is critical to prepare ------- for answering the most commonly asked questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level.

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As soon as I explained how the plan would benefit the company financially, the CFO aligned himself __________ the idea

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I can’t stand him. He always talks as though he _______ everything

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Due to road construction on 15th Street, please use ------- road to get to Jarrard Avenue

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Students can apply ____ an apprenticeship while they are still at school.

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….... that it is undesirable to treat our production line workers like robots, we have introduced a policy of frequent job rotations

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I've been ____________ leave for the past few weeks as my illness has gotten worse

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Myfather asked me if I _________ an increase in salary the following month

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With human populations increasing, resources for Asian elephants are ____________, and the numbers of these animals are diminishing

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Many customers have remained faithful to Kristiansen Electronics ---------- the yearsbecause of our excellent customer service.

Read the following passage and Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                               WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

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The campaign aims to dispel the ____________ that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community

When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

One of the fundamentals of education, mathematics is taught from the earliest grades in school.

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We all understand that the main purpose of the show should be ________ good about their contribution

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The victim of the racial discrimination settled for the apology from the company.

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The local university has recently introduced to students several ways to go green, ____has had huge impact on the community

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To the best of my ___________ I have never seen her before

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They are interviewing him for the job.